#dry season

[traveliciousz]

Koh Samui, Thailand

[territorial-utopia]

Happy Midsummer’s Eve!! Tonight is a night of bonfires, booze and magic consisting of 7 different flowers that’ll grant you dreams of your future spouse. Sadly I’m still recovering from covid so I’m at home drinking and drawing this.

I’d like to imagine that tonight is a night these two dream of eachother <3

[vox-anglosphere]

An anxious nation experiences the worst forest fire season in history

[adobongsiopao]

I hate this dry season I'm experiencing right now. It makes me feel weak and depressed. I also noticed that it's getting hotter this year compare in the past few years, most likely due to climate change. I have to help my mother who is quite ill from this heat to do chores like doing laundry and buy goods at the market. She pointed me that my skin is becoming dark because I often go outside the house to do errands. I drink a lot of water and take a rest to prevent myself being dizzy and having headaches from this unbearable heat.

To distract myself, I'm currently playing some puzzle games and watch video reels to earn discounts. I'm planning to save money to buy a certain novel I want to get. I'm also rereading "Pride and Prejudice" (great novel by the way). I'll try to eat meals with cold rice this time. I ate it around few times before and they're actually good.

[sandmoonyelse]

[eopederson]

Paisaje con ruinas mixtecas en Yagul y Oaxaca rural en la estación seca, 1982.

[dbtucson-blog]

More from Sunday in a desert near you.

[cuprikorn]

[field-knots]

[saintsandsinnersarg]

Year 2, Dry Season [1/2]

The first year has ended, and has ended without much issue.

–The foxes are still active. They've been sniffing at Truthseeker's west boundary, and Opal decrees that the west side is off limits for now. Awiti worries about being able to get enough food for the clan with so much territory gone.

--Abuk has been having awful night terrors, and shark frequently wakes up screaming. Yewande and Baobab frequently hang out with shark, trying to offer comfort; Baobab has jokingly dubbed them the "Traumatized Dumbasses Club".

–Jerboa isn't invited.

–This makes her very, very angry. They were sisters, they were all each other had. Friends till the end. But Jerboa wasn't all Baobab had anymore, was she? Her sister had actual friends (she doesn't remember Chikondi), and meanwhile she felt like she barely fit in. Ever since the incident she feels the gazes of her clanmates burning into her pelt, crawling about like ants. 

–She didn't ask for this. She didn't ask for the Saints' blessing. One day, Jerboa goes off into the dunes, and channeling all of her frustration and rage she strikes it. The dune explodes below her paws, and she immediately feels ashamed–but a bit thrilled that she could do that to anything ~~or anyone~~ she wants.

–Nonetheless she decides to put the incident aside and talk about her feelings with Opal instead. Opal seems sympathetic, and tells her that while she may grow apart from kithood friends she has the favor of the Saints, and that is all that ever matters.

–Chikondi is worried, and so is Awiti. The two of them fervently hope some other cats Jerboa's age join the clan so she doesn't have only the leader for company.

–During one of the first storms of the wet season, a strange translucent creature washes ashore. Upon closer inspection, Truthseeker discovers that they're a cat–albeit, a very strange one. A jellyfish is attached to their head and suspended in their body are little points of light.

–The creature is injured, so Opal, Moonflower and Jerboa nurse them back to health; upon waking they seem deeply grateful and are eager to replay the clan in any way they can.

–The creature, who the clan has dubbed 'Jelly', becomes fast friends with Abuk. Upon learning about the fox incident, they decide this is the debt they shall repay to Truthseeker; they'll convince other clans to help. Jelly doesn't really understand the Saints' (admittedly quite haphazard) warning to stay away from other cats; where they came from there were no gods. Things just were.

–Igha encourages this, telling Jelly that she's spoken to some Saints firsthand and the lot of them had no idea what they're doing; but impresses upon them the importance of keeping it secret, especially from Opal. Jelly asks why.

–Their ears flatten. "It's…complicated. Opal's a good cat, and their heart's in the right place. They can just get a bit…overzealous." Jelly seems to have formed an opinion herself, and has formed a plan to sneak off and speak to other cats; which he plans to enact soon (the latter half of the season).

–Fierce has been meeting with Mosi alone rather frequently. Pili can see them sneaking off, and wonders what the two of them are up to, and worries. He resolves to confront Fierce outside of camp one day, and she replies, distinctly awkwardly, that she and Mosi are courting.

–This answer doesn't quite satisfy Pili, but perhaps he's being too self centered. Maybe his brother's just happy with a mate. To distract himself from his worrying, an emotion entirely foreign to him, he takes to crafting. And what has it crafted? He has found a way to combine prey pelts and driftwood in a way to make a rudimentary cart, and once finished, has found use for it via collecting items, including herbs while on walks with Moonflower.

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Cats

Opal - 36 moons. Golden and black gem studded cat with a torn ear. they/them. Studious, diligent, dedicated, but strict, blunt, uptight. Hopes their words brought Jerboa some comfort.

Awiti - 57 moons. Brown spotted molly with a light underbelly and a clouded tail. she/her. Engaging, tactical, kind, but anxious, distrusting, short-tempered. Has been wondering why Opal has been spending more time with her lately.

Fierce - 45 moons. Small tan tabby cat with smokey eyes. she/her. Active, neat, investigative, but nagging, conceited, fretting. Thinks Mosi is 'one of the only cats with any sense around here'.

Igha - 26 moons. Black and white bi-color cat with a water edged tail. she/he/they. Curious, cunning, relaxed, but unhelpful, lazy, deceptive. Feels relieved that Fierce isn't spending much time in camp anymore; she dredged up old memories.

Moonflower - 139 moons. Calico cat with a flower crown. any pronouns. Careful, caring, intelligent, but secretive, irritive, low-energy. Feels pride over teaching two generations of healers.

Mosi - 47 moons. Tan gem-studded tom with heavy scarring. he/him. Protective, hardworking, intelligent, but dramatic, short tempered, paranoiac. Seems to enjoy Fierce's company.

Pili - 47 moons. White gem-studded tom with torn ears. he/it. Energetic, talkative, open, but narcissistic, blunt, overwhelming. Has been experimenting with the clay in the deeper caverns.

Jelly - 21 moons. Light blue transparent Jellycat with white bioluminescence. any pronouns. Kind, thoughtful, curious, but blunt, naive, reckless. Is eager to help their new friends and meet new cats.

Abuk - 20 moons. Blue spotted tabby cat with dolphin tail. shark/sharks. Active, empathetic, protective, but rash, stubborn, absentminded. Finds a bit of comfort from being part of the Traumatized Dumbasses Club.

Chikondi - 16 moons. Brown torbie cat with a clouded tail. he/they. Excitable, verbose, pleasing, but pesky, egotistical, sensitive. Is worried Jerboa doesn't like him anymore.

Baobab - 11 moons. Black molly with white spots and mushrooms. she/her. Dignified, altruistic, empathetic, but uncanny, uncomfortable, neurotic. Has started to nibble on Yewande's mushrooms as well. Is contemplating starting a mushroom garden.

Jerboa - 11 moons. Calico molly with mushrooms. she/her. Independent, imaginative, playful, but mean, clumsy, thrill-seeking. Is wondering why the Saints chose her.

Yewande - 10 moons. Off-white tortiseshell cat with blue mushrooms and blue eyes. Pleasant, agreeable, well thought, but shy, nervous, and reluctant to share. she/they. Doesn't know how to make Jerboa feel more included.

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Issues?

Jelly’s quest

Pili’s Role

Jerboa’s Rage

Vote on these issues here. Joining the discord allows for further delicacy with issues, which you can join here.

[ngiya-ruwuti]

Dusk, Sunday 7th August 2022

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